third time's the charm
― ledge, Tuesday, 11 August 2009 15:42 (sixteen years ago)
Ah, I've been thinking that since I first saw it, but was confused by the use of the "new".
― Horace Silver Machine (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 11 August 2009 15:53 (sixteen years ago)
yeah it's not the best clue.
― ledge, Tuesday, 11 August 2009 15:54 (sixteen years ago)
No, it was a good clue. But by US rules, you wouldn't make "new" mean "N" and then throw it into the anagram, it would have to be the start of the word, whereas it seems like in the UK that kind of thing is accepted.
― Horace Silver Machine (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 11 August 2009 16:00 (sixteen years ago)
imo it's the kind of clue that breaks a couple of the stricter rules (wordplay into anagram, "run" is a weakish anagram indicator), but passes because it's fun overall (good surface, "runs any which way" is a great anagram indicator, even though it doesn't turn the whole into a proper &lit).
― anatol_merklich, Tuesday, 11 August 2009 22:30 (sixteen years ago)
i'm just disappointed i couldn't work clint eastowood and/or an orangutang in there.
― ledge, Tuesday, 11 August 2009 23:11 (sixteen years ago)
The thread would have explode.
anatole otm.
― Horace Silver Machine (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 12 August 2009 13:43 (sixteen years ago)
Around around around (10)
Any complaints, well, I was half asleep when I came up with it.
― ledge, Tuesday, 18 August 2009 08:30 (sixteen years ago)
and a kind of flipside to that:
Only barely fair (4)
― ledge, Tuesday, 18 August 2009 08:46 (sixteen years ago)
Just
Still thinking about the other one.
― krakow, Tuesday, 18 August 2009 09:12 (sixteen years ago)
hardly something to do with fish eggs
― Amateur Darraghmatics (darraghmac), Tuesday, 18 August 2009 10:58 (sixteen years ago)
that's certainly cryptic. but is it a clue?
― ledge, Tuesday, 18 August 2009 11:07 (sixteen years ago)
it's my question about yours!
― Amateur Darraghmatics (darraghmac), Tuesday, 18 August 2009 11:24 (sixteen years ago)
it's a question? fish eggs? what?
― ledge, Tuesday, 18 August 2009 12:50 (sixteen years ago)
what?
― Amateur Darraghmatics (darraghmac), Tuesday, 18 August 2009 13:15 (sixteen years ago)
http://scienceblogs.com/isisthescientist/upload/2009/02/whats_a_gal_gotta_do_to_get_a/confused.jpg
― Amateur Darraghmatics (darraghmac), Tuesday, 18 August 2009 13:16 (sixteen years ago)
http://imgslide.health.com/images/slides/12444/full/web-confusion-sex-400.jpg
― ledge, Tuesday, 18 August 2009 13:21 (sixteen years ago)
confused at that image name
web confusion sex is the best kind
― firestorm of twat rage (onimo), Tuesday, 18 August 2009 13:28 (sixteen years ago)
Around around around (10)Circumference, circulate, circuitous ..... dunno
Rough riding Swede (6)
― Horace Silver Machine (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 19 August 2009 02:14 (sixteen years ago)
r---------
ingrid
― ledge, Wednesday, 19 August 2009 08:27 (sixteen years ago)
reclued:
Merry-go-round around around
― ledge, Wednesday, 19 August 2009 09:19 (sixteen years ago)
roundabout
― firestorm of twat rage (onimo), Wednesday, 19 August 2009 10:31 (sixteen years ago)
yup!
― ledge, Wednesday, 19 August 2009 10:34 (sixteen years ago)
In vivid eons, I see (5)
― firestorm of twat rage (onimo), Wednesday, 19 August 2009 10:45 (sixteen years ago)
Video?
― Oz, Wednesday, 19 August 2009 10:53 (sixteen years ago)
yes - had to go against my better instincts with the (a)eons spelling to fit it in :(
― firestorm of twat rage (onimo), Wednesday, 19 August 2009 11:01 (sixteen years ago)
I don't think anyone got this one from before... might be a bit OTT - 'Non-nude barnacle for sailor' (4)
― Oz, Wednesday, 19 August 2009 11:14 (sixteen years ago)
NaCl - I see what you did there. Highly unfair ;)
― ledge, Wednesday, 19 August 2009 11:19 (sixteen years ago)
Some fun clues in the Independent today
Such generosity found in Sweden or Switzerland, reportedly (8)
Complaining girl's first put on weird jewellery (9)
― ledge, Wednesday, 19 August 2009 15:06 (sixteen years ago)
largesse, for no other reason than i'm too tired to think
― Amateur Darraghmatics (darraghmac), Wednesday, 19 August 2009 15:13 (sixteen years ago)
must be right (Large S)
― Horace Silver Machine (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 19 August 2009 15:18 (sixteen years ago)
primadonna doesn't fit, but agin my brain keeps claiming it as a phonetic pun
― Amateur Darraghmatics (darraghmac), Wednesday, 19 August 2009 15:19 (sixteen years ago)
grumbling
― firestorm of twat rage (onimo), Wednesday, 19 August 2009 15:30 (sixteen years ago)
yes! and yes to largesse.
― ledge, Wednesday, 19 August 2009 15:32 (sixteen years ago)
That's what I thought but how is rumbling weird jewelry? Oh, I get it "rum bling"
― Horace Silver Machine (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 19 August 2009 15:32 (sixteen years ago)
Southern general has one drink (8)
― Horace Silver Machine (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 20 August 2009 04:12 (sixteen years ago)
or:Rebel general having single refreshing drink(8)
― Horace Silver Machine (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 20 August 2009 19:59 (sixteen years ago)
knowledge of rebel generals letting me down here
― ledge, Friday, 21 August 2009 09:51 (sixteen years ago)
-e------
― Horace Silver Machine (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 21 August 2009 20:16 (sixteen years ago)
-e-----e
― Horace Silver Machine (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 22 August 2009 00:29 (sixteen years ago)
knowledge of rebel generals letting me down hereThen how about "antiseptic general"?
― Horace Silver Machine (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 22 August 2009 00:30 (sixteen years ago)
lemonade
― ailsa, Saturday, 22 August 2009 08:38 (sixteen years ago)
As a philosphy grad I am ashamed not to have got that.
― ledge, Saturday, 22 August 2009 09:43 (sixteen years ago)
:-)
― ailsa, Saturday, 22 August 2009 09:54 (sixteen years ago)
Loud drunk in fat city (5)
― Horace Silver Machine (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 22 August 2009 19:19 (sixteen years ago)
-l---
― Horace Silver Machine (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 23 August 2009 12:23 (sixteen years ago)
I want to say flush, but I don't know how that works with the clue other than f-lush.
― ailsa, Sunday, 23 August 2009 12:41 (sixteen years ago)
f for fortissimo, which is loud or strong?
lush being the drunk
fat city, i haven't a clue tbh
― Amateur Darraghmatics (darraghmac), Sunday, 23 August 2009 12:50 (sixteen years ago)
Well yeah, I got the f and lush, hence answering flush, but I don't get the fat city which is why I think it's not the right answer. Though loud drunk is a good clue for flush.
― ailsa, Sunday, 23 August 2009 12:56 (sixteen years ago)